HB 2650 Oklahoma House · 2026 Regular Session

Probate procedure; petitions for summary administration; increasing value of estate for summary administration.

HB 2650 amends Oklahoma's civil procedure rules to address abusive discovery practices, primarily affecting parties in civil lawsuits and high-ranking officers of large, complex organizations (government or private). The bill establishes clear standards for courts to issue protective orders preventing depositions of such officers: the party seeking protection must prove the officer has scheduling demands and lacks unique personal knowledge of the case, while the opposing side must show other discovery methods were exhausted and the officer possesses unique knowledge. Courts may also award reasonable expenses, including attorney fees, to the prevailing party in discovery disputes. The law takes effect November 1, 2025.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Apr 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Signed Apr 29, 2026
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What changed between versions

Floor (House) Floor (Senate) · 3 edits
MINOR
The bill was updated from the House version to the Senate version, which reorganized the text layout and changed the committee reporting details. The core legal provisions regarding the value threshold for summary administration and the required petition contents remain identical to the House version.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legal text is identical to the House version.
TECHNICAL

The header information was updated to reflect the 'Senate Floor Version' and the date was changed to April 7, 2026.

The committee report attribution was changed from the 'Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight' to the 'Committee on Judiciary'.

The page headers and footers were updated to indicate the Senate Floor Version instead of the House Floor Version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 22, 2026 · House Mar 11, 2026

How they voted

500
Passed
Total votes 50
Apr 22, 2026
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican41
41 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
25
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Apr 29, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor 04/27/2026
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Committee
Referred for enrollment
lower
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
upper
Apr 22, 2026
Upper · Passed
Measure passed: Ayes: 48 Nays: 0
upper
Apr 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Introduced
First Reading
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Engrossed, signed, to Senate
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Committee
Referred for engrossment
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 90 Nays: 0
lower
Mar 5, 2026
Lower · Passed
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
lower
Feb 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Civil Judiciary
lower
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
lower
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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